21 h. ago French President Emmanuel Macron labels tariffs as “blackmail”

Macron also urged support - and a rethinking - of the World Trade Organization to bring it in line with goals to fight inequality and climate change.

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1 week ago An implosion, a collapse or a transition: what would regime change in Iran look like?

Some western leaders have welcomed the idea of the toppling of Iran’s supreme leader, but no planning has been made for the aftermath if it happensAt the G7 in Canada, differences within Europe about the wisdom of regime change in Iran could not have been more stark.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, warned against toppling a government “when you have no idea what comes next”. Insisting that he had no time for the Iranian government, Macron argued that it was for the people of Iran to choose their rulers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Princess Charlene of Monaco puts on united front with Albert in Monte Carlo after Palace's money man claimed he sought out 'bachelor pad' for the Prince a year into their marriage

Charlene and Albert put on a unified image amid palace sources saying that she sought a close friendship with Brigitte Macron , the wife of French President, Emmanuel Macron .

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2 w. ago Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rolls her eyes as President Macron whispers to her at G7 roundtable

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught rolling her eyes after French President Emmanuel Macron whispered something to her as they sat at the G7 summit roundtable.

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2 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour over corruption conviction

Former French president loses country’s highest state award despite Emmanuel Macron’s opposition to moveThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after his conviction for corruption was confirmed last year, according to an official decree published on Sunday.The conservative one-term president has been beset by legal problems since leaving office in 2012. In December France’s highest court upheld his conviction for influence peddling and corruption, ordering him to wear an electronic ankle tag for 12 months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teaching assistant killed in school knife attack in 'senseless wave of violence'

The teenage suspect has been arrested and French president Emmanuel Macron has condemned the ‘senseless violence’ after the fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant in Nogent

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